Baseball Recap: Talawanda Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Brave

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 vs Northwest	27
04/16/25 @ Mt. Healthy	26
04/17/25 @ Northwest	20
04/21/25 vs Mt. Healthy	10
04/11/25 @ Northwest	10

There's no place like home for Talawanda, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mt. Healthy Fighting Owls a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Brave have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Ty Davie looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched.

At the plate, Austin Puckett and Kyle Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Puckett went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base, while Jones got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Jones is becoming a predictor of Talawanda's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when he doesn't). Spencer Lykins was another key player, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.

Talawanda always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Talawanda is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Healthy, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Talawanda will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Fighting Owls: the pair will be back at it again later today.